The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. B.F. Skinner, Contingencies of Reinforcement, 1969
History Of Cell Phones Is A Short One
What started out as two-way communications with police cruisers and taxicabs has morphed into one of the most popular means of communications available, despite the brief history of cell phones in the United States. From the first portable phone that was installed in a vehicle to the miniature ones than are smaller than the palm of your hand, the history of cell phones tracks the technology of radio wave communications.
In the beginning mobile phone were installed into vehicles and only those of substantial financial means could afford to have them installed. Later, they were equipped with a plug for the vehicles cigarette lighter and were known as bag phones and could be carried from car to car. This early step in the history of cell phones drove the industry to evolve into phone that could be carried in your pocket.
An engineer at Bell labs first came up with the idea of providing towers to carry the signals from telephones and the squares in which they were placed, called cells, required the user to remain within the cell from which the call originated or lose the signal. It was not until 1970 that the history of cell phones took another step with the invention of the call hand off system allowing a call to be transferred from cell to cell without loss of signal.
Frequencies Designated by FCC
The history of cell phones took another major step in 1982 when the Federal Communications Commission designated a frequency range for the exclusive use of cellular phones. The generation of phones at this time, were analog and extremely large and bulky. They have been likened to holding a brink to your ear but their progression to smaller units was not made until the early 1990s, when frequencies for digital cellular service as earmarked.
Part of the history of cell phones was highlighted as early as 1954 when Humphrey Bogart placed a call from the back of his limousine in the movie Sabrina as businessman Linus Larrabee. During the 1960s and 1970s, phones were used in conjunction with ham radio for wireless calls around the globe, but due to security reasons, business was not conducted on these calls.
Todays generation of cellular phones have advanced the history of cell phones by enabling them to receive streaming video and audio and the reduced size of electronic components allow them to be used as miniature computers enabled with text applications as well as voice transmissions.
Moister and Your Cellphone
By Jim Corkern
 No, all those individuals you might see walking down the street, cruising in their cars, or shopping for groceries slowly pushing their buggies are not murmuring to themselves. They are likely on their cell phone. It seems anywhere you may be, people are either using their cell phone headset or holding a cell phone in their hand. The senior individuals appear to love the technology and fun of cell phones just like the younger people.
The more modern cell phone combinations have become a huge part of our daily routine. They have photo options in them, address book, internet connections for emails, and text messaging and double as an ipod. Those who are addicted cell phone carriers can be nearly devastated if their cell phone has no reception, gets stolen or destroyed. It could appear ridiculous to many, but if you are someone who is really dependent on your cell phone, these difficulties are not a funny position to be in.
A water accident is one of the worst nightmares for cell phone owners. Most of the time the cell phones guarantee will not include water damage. This is bad enough, but the real result is losing all the important files that could be stored in them. It is so discouraging to have to get a new phone, paid for out of your own pocket, and then go through the time consuming process of redoing all the information it had.
Quite a few of those water saturated phones get put in the garbage because owners can believe since it was wet that it is most likely destroyed and impossible to fix. Now if it was wet by coke or some other sticky mess, it could be ruined. If it was simply water, there may be hope. Occasionally, if you just do not mess with it and give it a little time to dry out entirely they will work fine.
If this will not get the phone to work, it can still have a chance to be restored. There are repair services available now that could fix your water logged phones and in many situations might return your information also. This could cost you a certain amount of money to have done, but depending on the price of a combination phone that can do a variety of things, the restoration amount might still be more cost efficient than replacing the phone. So if your cell phone undergoes an unexpected dunking, just try to be smart and see if it restores itself. When it has dried out and still will not work send it to a cell phone paramedic for CPR, cell phone resuscitation.
Jim Corkern is a writer and promoter of quality
Los Angeles Water Damage Restoration and
Chicago water damage restoration companies.
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